I was really excited to take my husband blueberry picking--I've done it before with my family and had such a great time. The ladies at the register were super nice and gave us clear directions on where to go. Since it's probably the end of blueberry season, we really had to search for the big, good ones. Honestly, it was a humbling experience--we were both tired after just 30 minutes! We ended up with about a pound and a half, which felt like an accomplishment, and we were more than ready to get back to the AC. I also grabbed some blackberries and strawberries for the road, and the total came out super affordable. Overall, a fun and memorable outing! read more

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A must stop on the way north! Depending on when you go there are amazing blueberries, raspberries and/or blackberries. We usually go early august and they have quite a few rows of raspberries and the BIGGEST blackberries ever! They are so sweet! When you arrive you get buckets for raspberries and separate buckets for blackberries. After picking they weight and are $11.50 a pound. A full bucket of raspberries is about a pound. The employees are always so nice! There is a sink to wash before your eat your berries, already picked ones if you would prefer that, drinks and ice cream and other yummies are available. There is a picnic table in the shade for a picnic. read more

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Santa Barbara Blueberries is located 5 miles away from Ostrichland USA and our party stopped by this small U-Pick berry farm before driving back to Downtown Santa Barbara (this farm was on the way). [Berry picking season]: Unfortunately opening day for blueberry U-Pick season typically occured in mid-May or early June (different every year) and lasted 4 to 6 weeks (always check the website for specific dates). The raspberry and blackberry fields are open and will ripen every week in small quantities until the weather gets cold (sometime in October). Reservation is not needed with no entrance fee and visitors can just show up. Check the website for seasonal opening hours. [Price]: Approximately $10+ per pound of berries & one blueberry bucket holds about 2.5 pounds & costs approximately $25+. [Visit]: Our party visited here after the end of blueberry U-Pick season so we only visited the Farm Store. Very limited selection, but I did notice some interesting items such as blueberry shrubs (drinking vinegar), blueberry vinegars, blueberry jams, blueberry scented candles, blueberry lotion, etc. Personally the visit was alright in September and I am pretty sure it would be a much better experience during blueberry u-pick seasons in June and July. read more

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Nice stop on our road trip north. Easy to find, park and experience. Not too crowded. Kind of a long walk, I wouldn't recommend for anyone who has mobility challenges or is allergic to bees (lots of bees, gotta have those pollinators). read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - Blackberry field - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

BEWARE! AVOID THIS U-PICK UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE RIPPED OF (ADMITTEDLY). I just went the other day for blackberry picking. They charged me $11 for 8 oz of blackberries when it's supposed to be $11.80 a pound! When I got home - many hours away - I weighed them on my food scale and realized THEY CHARGED ME DOUBLE OF WHAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED!!! When I called the next morning, Shayna (possibly management) returned my call and said they did over charge me but I had eaten berries in the field so they would not refund me- which by the way wasn't even true or substantiated by her. read more

I came here on opening day of the season for my first time and enjoyed the overall experience; we had a berry good time! Santa Barbara Blueberries is located on Restoration Oaks Ranch located in the hills of the Santa Ynez Valley. If you have visited Solvang, Santa Barbara Blueberries is about 4 miles away from the Buelton/Solvang exit on the 101. They're open 7 days a week from 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. Visting the business allows you to pick some high quality, pesticide free blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and more; this all depends on the months and season. Specifically for blueberries, they usually open around April and can go as late into August. The "UPick" experience allows you to pick blueberries and pay by the pound. I'm not quite sure how far you can roam/walk but they seem to have many acres of land. The blueberry bushes were all arranged in neat rows with lots of room. After parking (should be free), you visit the shack and ask for a bucket where you place your goods in. It's a bit expensive, but it's all for the experience. I paid $25 for I believe 3/4 of the bucket. So don't go too crazy or do. All in all it's still a nice and relaxing experience if you're open to this type of thing. There's some benches around, porta potties, and a shop where you pay for your goods.They have some treats you can purchase such as jams, honey, and various other things. The berries are delicious, truthfully some of the best I've had beating any market around. read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - Blueberry picking - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

We didn't pick berries as we hadoit dog with us, he was allowed everywhere but the fields. We picked up a pint of blieberries and theyre some of the best blueberries I've ever had. read more

Great stop off the highway near Buelleton. We visited early in September in the middle of a heat wave. The fields were warm, but bearable for 20 minutes of berry picking. Only blackberries were ready on the day we visited. The man in the shack told us how to identify ripe berries and gave us a small bucket to fill. We had a good time walking the rows of bushes and finding the plump blackberries. We vow to return when the blueberries are in season. SBB is great stop to let kids stretch their legs during the long highway drive. The place had a couple portable restrooms which my husband said were very clean. There are shaded picnic tables, and there was also other fruit for sale at the shack. Worth the visit. read more

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Great experience picking blueberries here with the family! They have plenty of plants with many ripe berries, and we loved getting out of the house after being cooped up for so long during quarantine (yes, they're still open!) Fruit is super fresh and delicious, although it's quite pricey, even though you get the experience of picking. read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - blueberries in a plastic bag - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

Right off Highway 101 and outside of Solvang is a little blueberry paradise called Santa Barbara Blueberries! It's a nice little farming area covered by a net on all sides including overhead. The blueberry bushes are arranged neatly in rows. When we arrived on a late afternoon after pulling off the highway, the farm was fairly empty save for a couple other parties. We made our way to the back with the hope of finding bushes that weren't picked yet. It seemed that the largest blueberries were the sweetest and most ripe. I had to pass on a bunch of bushes to find these sweet morsels. We were able to collect enough for a single pail. We made our way to the open farm house building and paid for our blueberries. $24 dollars! We probably could have found cheaper blueberries at a supermarket but nothing beats the experience of picking your own blueberries and selecting only the very best! read more

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Well we stopped in. I was prepared to pick blueberries and raspberries. Unfortunately, June is blueberry month and late August is raspberry month. So we picked luscious blackberries. Blackberries are not my favorite due to the seeds. However, these were large and black. Perfect for blackberry pie or a cobbler. There were nine rows ripe with berries. Nice and firm. To be honest, for every one the went into the bucket I ate the other. All fruit is pesticide free! The fruit is much better than stores as you save days in picking, handling, packing house, cooking sheds and trucking. We will return for blueberry season! read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - Blackberry fields - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

Blueberries! Now try saying it with the English accent this time.. BLUEBERRIES! Sounds much better, ya? Located just off the 101 freeway, it makes for a nice pit stop if you're on the road too long. Berries don't grow out of trees which means there won't be any coverage from the sun. That said, be sure to put on sunscreen, wear a hat, and prepare to get dusty shoes from all the dirt you'll be walking on. It's a lot of fun this time of the year when the blueberries are in season because there's an abundance of them. The blue ones are what you need to keep an eye on as those are ripe and sweet. It was a joy to see the kids berry-picking without knowing I was also having fun myself filling in the bucket or popping some in my mouth. At first I thought their bucket was tiny but mind you, it takes a lot of blueberries to fill one up. For about an hour, we only filled it halfway but I think a quarter of them went straight to our bellies. Oops! The entire experience plus a bag of super sweet organic blueberries only cost me $8. How's that for a cheap family-friendly activity? P.S. They have porta potties as well as a sink with running water and soap to wash your hands after. read more

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We had a great time picking blueberries in the cute little steel buckets, and, of course, we bought them to bring the berries home in Made a perfect gift for my husband and the berries are soooooooo delicious read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - My grand niece, Mia, picking her first bucket of Santa Barbara blueberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

Fun stop off the 101 between Santa Barbara and Solvang. No admission fee. It is $18 for a full bucket or 2.5 lbs (40 oz) of blueberries. They also have boxed ones if you don't want to pick it yourself. It is pretty hot and there is no shade so bring water and a hat. You can pick one full bucket within an hour. read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

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Have been for the blueberry picking, as well as "Toad Trails Nature Hike" (the kids love amphibians). The take-and-bake berry pies are delectable (beyond delicious). Special place. read more

Don't do it. At least not this week. The blackberries are not ready and the raspberries are cooked to death..... seriously almost half the plants look almost dead. Takes forever to find 5 edible berries. read more

Fun activity with the kiddos, way over priced. But that's SoCal. Blues are great tasting. We also tried their frozen take home and cook handmade tart, nah. read more

We pass by here everytime on our way to Solvang. The blue berries are sweet and tasty the price is 25 bucks for a small bucket. They have blue berry syrups and honey. Very delicios. Recently tho? They added meat. Farm raised. We bought 2 pieces for 4th of July. It was chewy,really the worst $45 bucks for 2 pieces. Maybe a pound 1/2? Never again will I waste my money on their meat. Maybe they should stick to berries. I am a meat eater. And I enjoy every cut. But I pass on this one. read more

Super cute little farm along side the 101. Great stop to stop and stretch during your long drives through California. Had a fun experience to pick my own raspberries (we missed the blueberries and blackberries). Prices are determined by the weight, I thought it was a bit more than I would normally pay for, but guess we are paying for an experience right? Tried some of the blackberry and lemongrass shrub they were selling, liked it so much I bought two bottles (they are made by Broken Clock Vinegar Works)! read more

Santa Barbara Blueberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Gaviota, California

It's fun picking blueberries here, but they increase the price every single year, with no end in sight. It reminds us of the local Cox cable price gouging and makes us hesitant to return each year. At what point will it just not be worth it anymore? Here is a price history (for a small bucket of blueberries): 2012: $15 2013: $17 2014: $18 2015: $19 2016: $20 *** 5/24/17 update: In response to Ed S.: Are you really saying that your farm will go out of business if every single year, you don't raise the price of u-pick blueberries picked by individual locals as a novelty activity? Isn't this type of sale less expensive for you because you don't contribute labor to pick the berries? You sell berries at Whole Foods and also run a ranch/retreat on your property. Shouldn't you start first by raising prices for larger entities for which you also provide the berry-picking labor instead of raising prices for limited numbers of locals who pick themselves? If the price of your berries at Whole Foods increased just as much and u-pick were less expensive per pound because it was minus labor, I would feel your prices were more fair. read more

I came here in June to pick blueberries. They charge you $18 per bucket, but I forget how much weight is in a bucket. I want to say 2 pounds? If you do not fill up your bucket, then they will either estimate visually or weigh it, and then charge you based on weight. The blueberries are 100% organic, meaning they do not spray anything at all. I was very impressed by the size of their blueberry farm; there were a lot of blueberries! While I was picking them, I barely saw any insects, so I wonder how they stop the insects from coming. There were large and small blueberries, so it just depends on what you like. And they were so delicious! You can eat as much as you want as you pick for free. But there's a lot of dust and dirt on them, so you probably don't want to eat too much. The one thing I did not like is that it is located right next to Highway 101. It was a bit scary to exit and make a left onto 101-S. And the place is easy to miss when you're driving 65 mph. Once you miss it, it will be a while before you come across another exit. One other thing is that it gets really hot. You are directly under the sun. It would probably be better to go earlier in the morning. ADD: I came back again in July. This time, the blueberries were not as delicious. They were either unripe or dried out. Also, there were so many pickers that day that most of the bushes barely had any berries left on them. I guess it was just a bad day to go. read more

Had SO much fun with my family here. We went for Father's Day and it was just a nice relaxing way to spend time with everyone before heading down the road for a picnic. The blueberries were huge and absolutely delicious! Will definitely be back next year! read more

What a lovely experience! The berries are delicious and set beautifully at the base of golden foothills. The service was warm and friendly. The blueberry kombucha is refreshingly delicious I'm excited for our next visit. read more

I hate to give a low review, because their blueberries are usually a sure bet. But their watermelons are a different story. Late summer last year, I was driving down from SF and decided to stop by to get a watermelon or two. I get there, and the girl working the stand couldn't give clear directions to where the watermelons were located in the field. That's fine. I just walked to the end of the field in 90+ degree weather. But watermelons. They're worth it! So, dripping sweat, I finally find the field where they're located, and pick the two largest ones I can find. They look ripe to my eye. I bring them to the stand and ask the girl's opinion. I figure she works here, she'll have a better idea if they're ripe or not, right? She can't really say... Well I take them home, cut them open. White. White on the inside. And they're not supposed to be yellow watermelons, either. Wasted money on inedible produce. Go for their blueberries, but beware their other fruit! read more

Im in Santa Barbara, i stopped by today at a local blueberries farm, spoked to a wonderful gentleman named Ed an a great lady named Shay. Very kind people provided us with more info that i asked. So if you are in the area lookin for some fun to pick up berries and have some sun stop by and it's an experience. more than berries at their store front. Thank you for your kindness I will be back In August of this year. See ya soon. read more

We rolled into your driveway to get off the freeway as our motorhome was on fire. The fire was due to a faulty install on the exhaust pipe. See below review for Economy muffler. Lo and behold...there it was! Water with a hose attached right there at your shed. Between the fire extinguisher and the hose water, we got the fire out and continued on our way. I will buy a case of blueberries next time I'm through! Best regards, from my family to yours! read more

I always drive by this place so I decided to stop by. The blueberries are delicious and ripe! Half a bucket it $8, I couldn't pick anymore since it was blazing hot. I plan on going soon to pick more organic fruits. So awesome. If you ever drive by, make sure to stop and pick your organic fruits. read more

Love this place! The service is great and all the buckets are clean and the blueberries are delicious! You pay by the pound, so technically the buckets are free. They have sinks set up to wash your hands and berries. Great place for a little outdoor family fun. It is quiet and there are many places to pick. I will definitely be back read more

Such a fun a beautiful experience!!! Friendliest owners, easy to pick blueberries & a fun little adventure for the kids!

We had never been blueberry picking before and really enjoyed this experience. Blueberries are easy to pick and not messy and so easier for kids to be more independent. We would try the blueberries and keep picking the ones we liked. Some were tart, others sweet and some bland. The kids liked saying "kerplunk" as they tossed the berries into the pail. They do not use pesticides which is great! It can be sunny so bring a hat/sunblock. The path to the blueberries is somewhat of a hike for smaller kids. The trail is sandy/dusty so keep that in mind when considering footwear. A large, shady oak tree with a rustic bridge and a picnic table are a nice rest spot to and from the blueberry picking area. There are porta potties along the way and a sink with soap near the parking lot. read more

I love this place. The blueberry honey sticks are delicious by the way. I have been going here with my kids since my oldest one was about 10 months old and I was pregnant with my second one. We have made it a yearly tradition since then to go, each of them get a bucket and pick, eat the blueberries, and we usually leave with 2 buckets full to eat fresh and bake a pie with. The kids love the picking but they also love the animals that are part of the natural farm environment there. Such a cute place, really an inexpensive fun family activity and the blueberries are way better than the ones in the carton at the store. read more

Maybe you've noticed the sign as you blur by in your car driving highway 101 about 25 miles north of Santa Barbara. "Blueberries - You Pick". We've been speeding past it for a few years until I finally remembered to slow down before the curve and check it out. Basically if you like eating blueberries, strolling around a bit in the sun with a cool breeze and don't mind slightly bending over a bit - then you're in. The staff (they couldn't be nicer) gives you a bucket at the shack - then you loll about the fields at your will. You don't have to fill the bucket as there is no minimum charge - you can split your buckets with your group, whatever. It's also generous, perhaps unavoidable that they're cool with the fact that not all the berries end up in the bucket - so by the time it comes to settle up, you've possibly already eaten your daily fill of blue. It's a rather large bucket. They charge $17 per bucket filled to the tippy top. Totally worth it. We've gone up with friends as well - it's a really nice way to spend a casual afternoon with the bonus of bringing home a load of very tasty organic blueberries. Our family of 5 usually treks out about a bucket and a half - we all pick, then combine the catch back at the shack. The adults have just as much fun as the kids. You might consider bringing water and a hat for yourself. The clean porta-potties are a plus. Of course it's a seasonal thing so be sure to phone or check out their website to make sure they're open with ripe berries to pick. read more

This experience was rewarding physically, and the blueberries are delicious!!! Get out there and pick your food, the farm and the people who own/work here are fantastic! read more

Always make a stop here while in Santa Barbara! It's always worth it. The jelly is expensive but amazing!

We have family up in central coast and often drive by this place off the 101! The best time to go is right when the season starts. We went closer to the end of the picking season and it was small and a bit tart. This year we went in the beginning and it was the most delicious and sweet blueberries I have ever tasted. They were pretty big in size too! The kids had fun and we went prepared better this year as last year we went on a whim and our feet were not prepared for all that dirt. It's pretty dusty there so expect to have some dirty shoes after. Take a spare. They have a sink to wash your hands afterward, which is a nice plus after picking lots of blueberries. We got two bucks full and it's rather inexpensive compared to what you get at the markets. We froze a bunch and toss them into smoothies to last us awhile. So much fun. Will have to keep this as a family tradition every year. Thanks Santa Barbara blueberries for allowing the family to have fun and giving us some delicious blueberries to take home too. Yum! read more

This place was great and I had a surprising amount of fun picking Blueberries : )! The blueberries themselves were delicious!! My only complaint is that they could really use some shade when walking down the middle of the field - it would be a nice touch to have some type of shaded path for the hot sunny days :)! read more

Fun, affordable and easy. If you have friends or family from out of town. Good for big groups read more

Bring suncreen and LOTS of water. The prices are great and they take credit/debit cards, which is helpful. The farm is huge and the fruit is plentiful. I had fun picking. But it was so hot that it wasn't enjoyable for anyone. Our 4 year old had the rosiest red cheeks and I thought she'd pass out from the heat. She complained the entire time. It was a fun stop but next time we'Il probably just skip the picking in the heat. I can't imagine it being super enjoyable in anything above 80. This is good in theory but fail in the heat. read more

I LOVE this place. The only way it could get better is if it were certified organic but they are pesticide FREE! The blueberries are out of this world delicious. No other blueberry will compare after this :) The people who work there are lovely. Plus you can get honey that is harvested there. This is a must stop if you're anywhere in the area. read more

We were there on July 18 on the advise of their website. To our disappointment, the berry were not in season, the most trees don't have the berry, the trees which had the berry, the berry was very tidy and not sweet. read more